Medical Conditions and High-Altitude Travel
Andrew M. Luks, Peter H. Hackett
Abstract
Travel to high altitude is increasing. The authors discuss physiological changes at high altitude, pretravel evaluation for common medical conditions, and the risks of high-altitude headache, acute mountain sickness, high-altitude pulmonary edema, and high-altitude cerebral edema.
Topics & Concepts
Altitude (triangle)Effects of high altitude on humansHigh-altitude pulmonary edemaAltitude sicknessPulmonary edemaMedicineInternal medicineLungAnatomyMathematicsGeometryHigh Altitude and HypoxiaTravel-related health issuesNeuroscience of respiration and sleep